Where and when? WTCR calendar recap
The WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup is heading to the Middle East for the first time later this season with races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Click HERE for a reminder of what’s coming up and when.
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Why history can be made in WTCR 2022
If Mikel Azcona or Gilles Magnus become King of WTCR in 2022 then history will be made. Never before has a driver from Spain (Azcona) or Belgium (Magnus) won an FIA World Touring Car title.
Italian Grand Prix: FIA needs to modernise if F1 is to avoid being criticised
Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, has come in for some severe criticism following an Italian Grand Prix which ended behind the safety car. There was confusion and frustration. Even the winners, Red Bull Racing, were unhappy.
Alex Albon recovering in hospital after suffering respiratory failure during Italian Grand Prix weekend
Alex Albon suffered a respiratory failure which put him in intensive care after his appendicitis surgery, his Williams team have stated. Albon was forced to miss the Italian Grand Prix at the weekend after being diagnosed with appendicitis on Saturday morning at Monza. Ad He underwent surgery which was successful, but suffered respiratory complications following the operation.
Alex Albon was in intensive care after respiratory failure as Williams explain his Italian Grand Prix absence
Alex Albon was in intensive care after respiratory failure as Williams explained the driver’s absence from the Italian Grand Prix on Monday.
Early celebrations: Calendar confirmation means Huff can’t be caught in WTCR Trophy
Rob Huff and his Zengő Motorsport team will celebrate winning the WTCR Trophy when the 2022 WTCR − FIA World Touring Car Cup resumes at WTCR Race of Bahrain later this season. Recent confirmation that the 2022 calendar will feature nine events rather than the planned 10 means Huff cannot be caught in the race to win the title for independent drivers competing without direct financial support from a manufacturer customer racing department.
Italian GP revives Abu Dhabi safety car debate
MONZA, Italy: Formula One's safety-car rules will be discussed by teams and the governing body after the final anti-climactic laps of Sunday's Italian Grand Prix revived memories of last year's controversial Abu Dhabi title-decider.
'That's how the rules should be' - Lewis Hamilton hit with Abu Dhabi memories at Italian Grand Prix at Monza
Lewis Hamilton said the finish to the Italian Grand Prix in Monza brought back memories of last season’s finale in Abu Dhabi, when Max Verstappen won the Formula One title in controversial circumstances. The last few laps of the Italian GP were all behind a safety car after Daniel Ricciardo’s McLaren stopped on the track and had to be removed. Ad Verstappen won the race just as he did under different circumstances in Abu Dhabi, when then-FIA race director Michael Masi allowed racing to resume on the final lap rather than finishing with a safety car.